CDC releases health equity web guide

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Health Equity Resource Web Guide as an instruction tool to complement the CDC Health Equity Resource Toolkit for State Practitioners Addressing Obesity Disparities. The toolkit can help increase the capacity of state health departments and their partners to work with and through communities to implement effective responses to obesity in populations that are facing health disparities.  The primary focus is on how to create systems and environmental changes that will reduce obesity disparities and achieve health equity."  [Source:  COPrevent]

TEDMED: The 20 Great Challenges of Health and Medicine

"Join us for TEDMED Thursdays when we will host live video chats as a way to further explore these great challenges. Participate by submitting questions and sharing your perspective with Challenge Team members and the TEDMED community in real-time. Join us for these live events here on TEDMED.com (see schedule below). To submit questions, follow us on Twitter @TEDMED and tag your questions with #GreatChallenges..."

Future events include:

• Thursday, January 17th, 1pm EST, Making Prevention Popular and Profitable
• Thursday, January 24th, 1pm EST, Addressing Whole-Patient Care
• Thursday, January 31st, 1pm EST, Reducing Childhood Obesity
• Thursday, February 14th, 3pm EST, Improving Medical Communication

[Source: TEDMED]

RAC Launches Rural Obesity Prevention Toolkit

"In an effort to help rural communities better address the current obesity epidemic, the Rural Assistance Center has launched a Rural Obesity Prevention toolkit. This toolkit contains resources to help communities develop obesity prevention programs, building on best practices of successful obesity prevention programs..."  Click here to read more.  [Source: Colorado Rural Health Center]

Upcoming Livestream: ECOP Message Testing Results

"CDPHE's Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Team invites you to join a Livestream event to learn the results of a message testing project relating to preconception healthy weight, appropriate gestational weight gain, developmental screening, oral health, and obesity prevention in early childhood. This event will be held on Thursday, September 27, 2012 from 1:30-3:00 pm..." Click here for more information and to register. [Source: CDPHE]

The Colorado Health Foundation Foundation taking first steps toward 'Healthy Places'

"Up to three Colorado communities will become healthier places to live, work and play under a new initiative to be launched by the Colorado Health Foundation.

"Healthy Places: Designing an Active Colorado," a five-year, $4.5 million initiative, will promote environments where it is easier to engage in daily physical activities that encourage movement and connection. The initiative recognizes the importance of the "built environment" in promoting physical activity and fighting obesity...Through a request for participation process, the Foundation will select two to three Colorado communities to be evaluated by the Urban Land Institute. Panelists from ULI will spend a week in the selected communities, assessing their needs, interviewing stakeholders and making recommendations on building healthy places that promote active living. Communities that complete the panel process will have the opportunity to apply for funding to implement their plans.

To kick off the initiative, the Foundation seeks requests for qualifications (RFQs) from contractors interested in providing technical assistance and external evaluation"...  Click here to read more and to learn how to participate! [Source: Colorado Health Foundation]

CU College of Nursing - Making a Difference in Obesity Across the Lifespan

To help examine and assess the impact of obesity across the lifespan, the CU College of Nursing, Office of Lifelong Learning is hosting a program with faculty from the College of Nursing's Division of Women, Children's and Family Health for an engaging afternoon focused on the global perspective, using technology and motivational interviewing to engage families in healthier lifestyles, latest research findings on innovative approaches, and strategies for improving care for populations at risk for obesity.  The program will be followed by a reception with light food and beverages.  Click here for more information and to register.

Where: Anschutz Medical Campus [Education 2 North, 2nd floor, Room 2102]
When: Thursday September 27th, 2:00 PM - 5:45 PM; Reception following until 7:00 pm
Questions? Contact NursingCE@ucdenver.edu or call 303-724-6883
Cost: Registration fee is $40.00 and includes the reception.  Click here to register.